title: Congenital hypertrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium complicated by a choroidal neovascular membrane.
abstract: A 66-year-old woman presenting with a history of visual loss in her left eye was diagnosed with congenital hypertrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium accompanied by a choroidal neovascular membrane (CNVM) affecting the macula. Visual acuity improved after 2 treatments of verteporfin photodynamic therapy. Recurrent CNVM in the same eye 3 years later was stabilized and vision slowly improved with a series of intravitreal bevacizumab injections.
authors.affiliation: Retina Service, Ophthalmology Department, CHUM Hôpital Notre-Dame, Montreal, Quebec, Canada;
authors.forename: Pavlina
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Youhnovska
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Toffoli
authors.forename: Danny
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gauthier
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D020256:Choroidal Neovascularization / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000151:congenital; D008266:Macula Lutea; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital; D055213:Retinal Pigment Epithelium / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D014792:Visual Acuity